Telephone attachment



W. H. SLEIGHT.

TELEPHO NE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED APR. 28.1919.

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WILLiAM H. SLEIGHT, orsr. Louis, MISSOURI.

TELEPHONE ATTAGHMEN' T.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SLEIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of'Missouri, have invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Telephone Attachments, of which the following is a specification containing a full,

clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention relates to an improved telephone attachment, and it consists in the" novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter particularly described and claimed. r V

The object ofmy invention is to provide a f simple, cheap, and convenient attachment for telephone-stands, which shall be in the form of a closed casing having a hinged lid on which is suitable advertising matter, having a suitable clamping-bracket, by. means of l which said casingmay be quickly attached to anytelephone-standard (or to any other support adjacent to a telephone); the interior of said casing containing a series of alphabetically indexed directory-cards upon which the names of persons (and their telephone numbers) that are frequently called may be written, and a memorandum-pad on the sheets of which calls and other data may be conveniently recorded;there being a pencil-holder on the exterior of said casing, as well as means for holding a pencil upon the interior of the casing when the lid or cover of the latter is closed and packed for shipping; whereby the users of telephones will be enabled to save much time,

and the telephone service will be greatly facilitated.

' 'In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front-elevation of a telephone-stand having my invention applied thereto; the casing being closed to exclude dirt and dust. V

Fig. 2 is an enlarged end-elevation of the device, detached from the phone stand, and

with the casing closed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged front-elevation of the device, with the casing closed.

Fig. 4 is a planview of same. n Fig. 5 is a front-view of the device, with "the casing opened out, and all the internal parts in positionfor instant use.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedSept. 23, 1919.

Application filed April 28, 1919. Serial No. 293,314.

Fig. is a vertical section, taken through the devlce while the casing is open, on the line 66 of Fig. 5, and

A common spring-clip or fastener 4 has one end fixed to the upper edge of the said body 1 near the meeting-point of the body and lid, so as to extend over and frictionally engage its lug 5 on the adjacent edge of said lid, to hold the latter closed when it is not desired to use the parts upon the interior of the casing, or when same is packed for shipping. e

A recess or indentation 6 is made in the edge of said lid, to receive the said lug.

A conm'ion pencil-holder 7 is fixed upon the right-hand end of the said body 1, to conveniently receive a pencil or other writing-instrument 8, said holder being in the form of a cylinder, with its lower end closed and its upper end open but it is to be understood that any other form of holder may be used.

around any size of standard 15, and adjustably secured together by means of'common screws 14:.

The said arm is of course fixed to the back of said casing, bymeans of solder or other fastening means, and when the' device is attached to the telephone standard 15 the said adjustable circular-clamp should be located a short distance below the receiverhook 16, in order that the casing be at the proper height on said standard for convenient use.

A common memorandunrpad 17 composed of sheets of paper having their like edges secured together in the usual manner, is located in the said bodyl, and retained therein by means of over-hanging corner brackets 18 fixed on the outer edges of adjacent sides and endsof said body by solder or other means, at one end only of said; body, so as to positively prevent said pad from falling, out when said body is inverted or tipped, and yet permit the pad to be removed from said casing by lifting the unconfined end of the pad out of the body first. The reverse movement is followed in placing the pad in the body, by first inserting the pad beneath said brackets 18, and then sliding the pad into place, as shown in Fig. 5.

A series of alphabetically-indexed cards 19, each being cut-away at its upper edge and having one or more letters of the index on the projecting tab thereof, are located in the lid 2, and are held therein at their opposite ends by overhanging lugs or brackets 20 soldered to or formed integral with the walls of said lid, at the lower edge of the latter when it is in an open position, so that the said cards may be readily placed in position, and removed when required, and yet be prevented (by contact with the inner ends of said overhanging lugs 20) from falling out when said lid is tilted or inverted.

Each of said cards 19 has printed upon its face, preferably at the upper edge, a suitable advertising matter, such as that here shown, to-wit: W. Andrews Mfg. Co. Main 15 10 while below said advertisement is a blank space in which may be written the names and telephone numbers of customers that are frequently called over the phone. i

A card tilting-device 21, made of wire bent into a substantial U-shape, and provided with a crank 22 at one end, is mounted in said lid in the rear of said cards 19, to force the upper edges of said cards outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 6, when the lid is open, whereby the upper edges of the cards may be more conveniently manipulated, in removing and replacing individual cards, or in removing the entire set of cards.

By turning said crank 22 until the said card-tilting device 21 occupies the position shown in Fig. 6, the upper edges of the cards 19 will be forced outwardly to a position clear of the lid, while their lower edges will be held within the lid by the said overhanging brackets or lugs 20. H

Said card-tilting device 21 has its ends I mounted in suitable bearings, or holes, 23in the opposite walls of said lid.

When the lid is to be closed the said cardtilting device 21 is turned downto the position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 6,

where it lies normally in contact with the back wall of the lid, when the latterfis in an open position, so as to permit the cards to rest in their normal position against said back within said lid.

The operation and use of my invention will be readily understood, without further description, except to say that the device is to be placed upon the phone standard in the position in which it is shown in Fig. 1, where it will be seen that the arm 9 extends at right-angles to the said standard 15, at a point almost diametrically-opposite the receiver-hook 16, so that the weight of the re ceiver will be about evenly balanced by the weight of my device, thereby preventing the stand from being so readily tipped over in the direction of the receiver, which hereto- V as described, my invention when attached to the standard of the phone materially adds to the appearance of the instrument. a

The outer face of the lid affords an excellent advertising space, when the lid is closed, which may be utilized by placing v thereon any desired advertising matter, such for instance as that here shown, the same being as follows Buy Victory Loan bonds.

The best investment in the world.

From the abovedescription it willbe seen that my invention is a time and trouble saver, ineither office or residence, or wherever the phone may be located, as it greatly facilitates the telephone service by dispensing with the'time heretofore consumed in looking up the wanted number among the thousands of names in the telephonebook.

holder 7 obviate the necessity oflooking for a piece of paper and a pencil while the party at the other end of the line waits during the search for writing materials with which the message'can be recorded.

As an advertising medium the invention will be of the greatest value to large wholesale institutions.

I claim the following as my invention: 1. An improved telephone appliance, comprising a normally closed casing having a betically and located within the said 'lid; a 3

card-tilting device within said' lid in the rear of the rear card of said. card-index,

".s aid tilting device. having. a crankon' the exterior of said lid; and .a fastening device for holding said lid closed.

The memorandum-pull? and the pencil- 1 2. An improved telephone appliance, comprising a normally closed casing having a hinged lid upon the exterior of which is a space for advertising matter; a suitable clamping-bracket by means of which said V overhanging the outermost card of the said card index at the bottom edge of the latter when the said lid Is in an open position;

a card-tilting device located within said lid in the rear of the rear card of said card index, to tilt the upper edges of the cards outwardly; means on the exterior of the said lid for operating said card tilting de- 20 vice from the exterlor of said casing; and a fastening means for holding said lid closed when said card index and memorandum-pad are not in use.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 25- name to this specification in the presence of two subscrlbing wltnesses.

WILLIAM H. SLEIGHT.

Witnesses:

FRANCES Hoovnn RosnNBAUM, JOHN C. HIGDON.

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